Yankee (yacht)

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Yankee
Yankee 1935.jpg
Yankee in 1935.
Yacht club New York Yacht Club
ClassJ-class
Sail noUS–2
Designer(s)
Builder
, USA
Launched1930
Owner(s) syndicate
FateScrapped in 1941
Racing career
AC Defender
Selection Series
1930 America's Cup Defender Selections Series
1934 America's Cup Defender Selections Series
1937 America's Cup Defender Selections Series
Specifications
Displacement148 t (146 long tons; 163 short tons)
Length38.4 m (126 ft) (LOA)
25.6 m (84 ft) (LWL)
Beam6.86 m (22.5 ft)
Draft4.42 m (14.5 ft)
Sail area677 m2 (7,290 sq ft)

Yankee was a 1930 yacht of the J Class. She was ordered by and designed by . She was built at Lawley & Son’s yard at Neponset (Dorchester), MA, USA. She was made of Tobin bronze and was 125 ft (38 m) long overall and measured 84 ft (26 m) on the waterline. Although considered a good yacht all round, she was not selected to complete in the America’s Cup, but (with modifications) she took part in the 1934 trials. Yankee was scrapped in 1941.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ 1929 - 1937 : THE GOLDEN YEARS www.jclassyachts.com, accessed 4 October 2020
  2. ^ Photograph of Yankee (US J2) www.digitalcommonwealth.org, accessed 4 October 2020
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